Chinese Navy Confronted USS Kitty Hawk

NewsMax ^ | 1/16/2008 | Staff

[mojito]

Some follow-up on some recent posts on interesting developments in the Taiwan Strait.

[Robe]

“to halt and ready for battle

I don't believe this...I can't see a battle group drifting around for 28 hours..with a chink sub and destroyer in their mist

Now going to flank speed and ready for battle I'd believe

[Sender]

If this report is accurate, it sounds like the Chinese are getting pretty defensive and trigger-happy for some reason. It definitely makes one wonder why.

If we cause "grave concern" by going through the Taiwan strait, is there some reason things are about to heat up there? Maybe something we aren't supposed to see?

[neodad]

First China, then Iran. Time to bring the Iowa and New Jersey back.

[Squidpup]

[ASA Vet]

What for? Target practice?

[mkjessup]

This is about the time we ought to be slipping a few hundred nuclear mines to our friends on Taiwan, all of them labeled ‘Made In North Korea’. LOL

[joe fonebone]

old picture...the f-14’s and a-6’s have been retired...are they still flying the s-3?

[EricT.]

I wonder which of our SSN’s sneaked up behind them and changed their minds for them.

[Niteranger68]

Don’t forget what those bastards did with our spy plane (pre-9/11). When in doubt, do what the USS Vincennes did.

[1rudeboy]

Man, you’d think some of those fighters could catch-up to that Hawkeye they’re chasing.

[in hoc signo vinces]

This reads like the “same old sub” incident story in regard to the Kitty Hawk that has been ciculating for years....

[ASA Vet]

When the USS George Washington CVN-73 replaces the USS Kitty Hawk this year it should be home ported at Kaohsing.

Tell the PRC to KMA.

[steel_resolve]

We don’t need China’s permission to go through the Taiwan Strait. We will exercise our free right of passage whenever and wherever we choose.”

I like the cut of this man's jib!!!

[The Lumster]

This reads like the “same old sub” incident story in regard to the Kitty Hawk that has been ciculating for years

Except this time it is being reported in Navy Times

http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/01/kyo_china_080115/

[wbill]

Buried in the article.....

But Admiral Timothy Keating, head of the U.S. Pacific Command, told reporters Tuesday: “We don’t need China’s permission to go through the Taiwan Strait. We will exercise our free right of passage whenever and wherever we choose.”

Shortly before the Kitty Hawk battle group was denied entry to Hong Kong, China had refused safe harbor for two U.S. Navy minesweepers seeking refuge from a storm.

This was a message being sent.

[Dutch14]

S-3’s have been converted to tankers. I believe they are still flying

[baclava]

Old news

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1954459/posts

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1954381/posts

[Tatze]

When the USS George Washington CVN-73 replaces the USS Kitty Hawk this year it should be home ported at Kaohsing.

Another liberal Wikipedia entry. The country is listed as "Republic of China (Taiwan)"